Support for paint brushes



Dec. 6, 1938. J AKERS ET AL I SUPPORT FOR PAINT BRUSHES Filed June 11, 1937 IIIIIIII INVENTORS I JOHN AKEES I fQBL fiTPJAfiJEN ATTORNEYS.

"I I I I I I I I I Patented Dec. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES SUPPORT FOR PAINT BRUSHES John Akers and Karl Henning; Pearsen, San Francisco, Calif;

Application June 11,

Claims.

Our invention relates to improvements in a support for a paint brush, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

porting clamp for paint, brushes that is preferably madefrom metal and is designed to be clipped to the handle of a'paint brush and to yieldingly engage with this handle for supporting the brush. The clamp has a hook or clip that may be attached to the rim of a pail orto the belt of the painter for supporting the clamp and the brush.

We further provide a stick that has a slot for 13 -receiving the clamp and the clamp will frictionally engage with the walls of the slot for supporting the clamp-in'adjusted position on the stick. When the stick is used in-connection with the clamp, it may be placed in a can and the clamp may be adjusted on the stick for supporting the bristles of the brush above the bottom of the can. If desired, the hook on the clamp may be attached to the rim of the can even when the clamp is mounted on the stick. In this way the stick and brush will be held close to the side of the can.

The stick may be used as a paint stirrer and may be made large enough to carry advertising matter thereon. It is also possible to attach the stick and the clamp to the belt of the painter and the stick will give additional support to the brush and will help in keeping the brush away from the clothes of the wearer. The clamp is extremely simple in construction and is so designed that the greater the gripping force applied on the brush handle due to the largeness of the handle, the greater the frictional force the clamp will exert on the walls of the slot in the stick. In this way a heavier brush will be 40 supported just as well as a lighter brush.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Figure l is a vertical elevation of the stick and brush supporting clamp shown applied to a 50 can and supporting a paint brush;

Figure 2 is a section along the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an end view of the brush supporting clamp without the stick;

Figure 4 is a side view of Figure 3; and

An object of our invention is to provide a sup- 1937, Serial'No. 147,686

these arms form a circular'portion' 4' for receiv- I ing the handle 5 of a brush. The arms 2 and 3' also have small looped portions 6 and l and these portions merge into flat strips 8 and 9. The-arms Hand 3 are bent outwardly at rightangles-at ill and H and thenare looped at l2 and 3 and forma common base [4. It' will be seen that the two arms 2 and 3 are formed from a single strip of metal in the manner just indicated;

The looped portions I2 and ltand the base portion I4 constitute a head |5for the clamp and this headcarries aplate |6=that is secured'thereto, the plate in turn having a clip i'i formed integral therewith. The flat strips 8 and 9 constitute the neck l8 of the clamp.

It is possible to attach the arms 2 and 3 of the clamp to the brush handle 5 and then to use the clip H for supporting the clamp to the rim IQ of a. canor pail as shown in Figure 5. It is also possible to attach the clip H to the belt or to any other supporting member.

The clamp l is also used in connection with a stick 2| see Figures 1 and 2. The stick has a handle portion 22 provided with an opening 23 and a slot 24 extends downwardly from the opening a predetermined length along the stick. The opening 23 is large enough to receive the head l5 of the clamp I. The slot 24 slidably receives the neck it of the clamp and the walls'of the slot frictionally engage with the neck l8 for supporting the clamp in the desired position on the stick. The construction of the arms 2 and 3 of the clamp is such that an outward swinging of the arms to grip a brush handle will move the fiat strip portions 8 and 9 away from each other and will cause them to exert a greater gripping force on the stick 2|. It usually happens that a heavier brush has a larger handle and therefore the arms 2 and 3 will be moved apart a greater distance to receive the larger handle and will increase the frictional force of the fiat strips 8 and 9 against the Walls of the slot 24.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

It is possible to secure the brush in a position on the stick 2|, where the bristles 25 will be disposed above the bottom 26 of the can 20. If desired the clip I 1 in addition may be secured to the rim IQ of the can.

The clamp and the stick provide a three-way brush support in that the clamp itself may support the brush or the clamp in connection with the stick may support the brush, or the clamp when attached to the stick may still have the clip attached to the can rim and support the brush. The stick may be used for stirring paint and the like.

After the painting is finished and it is desired to clean the brush, it is merely necessary to support the brush in a position where the bristles will be immersed in a lubricating liquid preferably made from two quarts of paint thinner and one-half pint of boiled linseed oil. The brush when left in this lubricating oil, will be cleaned of paint.

During the actual painting operation it is possible to use the clamp on the brush handle so that the brush can be attached to the paint can by the clip I! when the brush is not needed. This does away with the usual practice of placing the brush transversely across the top of the can when not using it.

The stick 2i may be made of wood or metal and as already stated can carry advertising matter thereon.

While we have shown only the preferred form of our invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

We claim:

1. A support for a paint brush comprising a slotted stick, a clamp having a pair of flexible arms slidable in the slot, said arms being swingable outwardly for gripping a paint brush handle, said arms exerting a greater frictional force on the walls of the slot when gripping a brush handle.

2. A support for a paint brush comprising a stick having an opening therein and a slot extending from the opening, a clamp having a head portion receivable in the opening and a neck portion slidably receivable in the slot, the head and neck portion being formed from a pair of spring arms, said arms being adapted to grip a brush handle, said arms when gripping a brush handle enlarging the neck portion of the clamp for increasing the frictional force exerted by the neck portion on the walls of the slot.

3. A support for a paint brush comprising a stick with an opening therein and a slot extending from the opening, a clamp having a head insertable through the opening and a neck slidably received in the slot, said clamp also having spring arms extending from the neck and adapted to grip a brush handle, and a clip carried by the clamp head for securing the clamp and stick to a support.

4. A clamp formed from a single piece of metal and fashioned into a head portion, a neck portion, and two spring arms extending from the neck portion, and a stick having an opening for receiving the head portion and a slot extending from the opening for slidably receiving the neck portion.

5. A clamp formed from a single piece of metal and fashioned into a head portion, a neck portion, and two spring arms extending from the neck portion, and a stick having an opening for receiving the head portion and a slot extending from the opening for slidably receiving the neck portion, and a clip extending from the head portion.

JOHN AKERS. KARL HENNING PEARSIEIN- 

